The white king goes on a black square to the right of the queen, while the black king goes on a white square to the left of the queen:. It helps chess players analyze and understand their game later on. But it also helps you communicate to your opponent where a piece is on the board. So you can tell your opponent where to place the king at the start of the game, for example.
But what do these weird letters and numbers even mean? Let me give you a brief explanation of chess notations. Every board space in chess has its own name, and that name is basically a big grid:.
So you can directly skip to that lesson or read the next lesson. I hope now you have completely understood how to setup the chess board and all the related things. In case you directly landed here, I want to inform you this article is the part of my how to play chess basics series. So if interested you can check out the lessons list below. Lesson 1: Chess Basics Introduction. Lesson 2: Basic Chess Terms.
Lesson 4: How Chess Pieces Move. Lesson 5: Chess Pieces Value. Lesson 6: Basic Chess Rules. I created this site to make chess easy to understand for newcomers, and also to help players of all levels of ability to improve their chess-playing skills. Read more about me here. Disclosure: If you buy any products through links on my site, I earn a commission. A chessboard has 64 squares, 32 dark squares, and 32 light squares.
Chess x. Chess Pieces Names. The x shows that a piece was captured. In ex. A you can see that the king can take the rook on e4 with Kxe4 because the rook is not defended by another piece.
If one side attacks the opponents king that is called check. If the king is under attack and there are no moves that would keep the king from being capture that is checkmate, and the game is over.
Take a look in ex. This is checkmate and the game is over. To take your game to the next level make sure you check out our complete guide on the king. The rook is the piece that looks like a castle. The is a very strong piece, also referred to as a major piece, and is outranked only by queen.
Each side starts with two rooks located in the four corners of the board. Rooks are worth 5 points in chess. If you give up a 3 point piece in chess in exchange for your opponents rook, that is generally a good trade for you. The rook can move any number of squares up, down, and across. At the beginning of the game the rook is surrounded by a pawn and a knight. One mistake that beginners make is they never unleash the rook into the game.
The rook rarely gets involved early in the game but you need to find a way later in the game to use the rook or you will have missed out on of your strongest pieces contributing to the game. When a rook moves you will see notation such as Re4. The R represents that a rook is moving and the e4 represents the square the rook is moving to. If the rook is capturing material on the e4 square the notation would be Rxe4.
In that case notation would be Re1e4. That means that the Rook from e1 is moving to e4. This is to limit any confusion about another rook that could also move to e4. To take your game to the next level make sure you check out our complete guide on the rook. The bishop is not quite as strong as the rook, and is referred to as a minor piece. It can still cover a lot of ground and works will in pairs.
You begin with two bishops. They are located right next to the king and the queen. You will have one bishop that is on the light squares and one bishop on the dark squares. They will always stay on the same color square the entire game. The bishop is worth 3 points in a chess game, equivalent to a knight. The bishop can move diagonally as many squares as it would like, without jumping over another piece. When a bishop moves you will see notation such as Be4.
The B represents the bishop and e4 represents the square it is moving to. If the bishop is capturing material on e4 then it would be written as Bxe4. At the beginning of the game bishops are blocked by pawns, but you usually will be moving your pawns early on.
The opens up the door for the bishops to get involved in the game. Bishops will be one of the primary pieces you will use in the early game to attack your opponent. In this article, I will try to share a simple but complete guide about chess pieces positions, as well as names, and its moves Chess Positions: A Simple But Complete Guide Check out this recommended article: Practice your chess tricks skills here The Chessboard Layout With Names First, you have to be familiar with the chessboard set-up.
The chessboard has a designated name for each square. The chessboard is also divided vertically into two: the Kingside and the Queenside. Check out this article about the useful chess terms and chess moves As you can see in the board above, the Kingside in the game is always found on the right side of the chessboard, while the Queenside is located on the left side.
Now let us look into each chess piece, their respective positions and basic moves in the game. The Pawn position and move You are assigned eight pawns at the start of every game. Your battle line of pawns is both simple and complex when it comes to their functions and moves. The Pawn on the Chessboard Your pawn is more specialized and multi-functional than you think.
You can, however, move one of your pawns two squares directly forward only on the first move. When you capture an enemy piece, your pawn moves one square diagonally forward. Most chess players would usually choose another Queen for their advantage. The Rook position and move The Rook is found on both ends of your chessboard a1,h1 for White Player and a8h8 for the Black player. The Move of the Rook When you move your Rook to battle, you step it up straight ahead, either forward or backward, or from side to side left to right and vice versa.
It is often considered to be a unique chess piece on your board that you should use wisely. The Move of the Knight The move of the Knight is exceptional and specific. The Bishop position and move The Bishop is placed both on the Kingside and Queenside c1,f1 for White player and c8,f8 for the Black player as well.
However, the Bishop has its contribution to the game. The Move of the Bishop Each of your Bishop is placed on the opposite side of the board occupying different colors. The same goes for your other Bishop placed in the black square of your side of the chessboard. Your Queen is one of the tallest pieces on your board with a crown-like shape at the tip. This is a piece you cannot easily afford to lose, especially early in the game. The Move of the Queen The move of your Queen is dynamic and all-around.
It can also move diagonally in all directions similar to your Bishop as well. The same rule also applies if your Queen is placed on the black square of the board.
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